Redeployment surprise

Erin Slivka, left, stands with three of her children, Matthew, Josh and Bethany, and Piñon Valley Elementary School principle Robin Reintsema, as Lt. Col. David Slivka, assessments chief, Combined Joint Task Force, removes the school’s mascot head to surprise his children during a school assembly in Colorado Springs, March 4, 2014. David Slivka just returned from a deployment to southern Afghanistan. (Photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey)

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